Plaster-roll package



Patented May 2.7, 1930 UNITED STATES PAT-snr FF! "l ROBERT IP. HAYDEN,OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEWV'JEYRSEY, ASSIGNOR-TO JOHNSON & 'y ,K JOHNSON, 0FN EW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, ACORPORA'IION OF- NEW JERSEY1V :BLASTER-ROLLPACKAGE Application led January 18, 1928. Serial, No. 247,663. i

The invention is a packer carton for adhesive plaster and was devised toovercome certain disadvantageous features of standard shipping cartons.

Adhesive plaster generally is supplied to hospitals in the forni ofrolls made up of single or multiple units mounted on a hollow core whichlatter is intended to cooperate with hospital furniture such as a rollstand having a rod or mandrel to receive the core.

The problem is to provide for shipping rolls of adhesive plaster so thatthey will not be damaged to such extent in transit that they cannotsuccessfully be mounted on the roll stand and so that they will properlybe ventilated and thus kept over long periods without deteriorating.

The object of the invention is the solution of this problem and in suchway as not appreciably to affect the price of the plaster.

The nature, characteristic features, and scope of the invention willmore readily be understood from the following description taken inconnection with the accompanying dra-wings which are illustrative of thepreferred embodiment.

In said drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shipping appliance embodying theinvention.

Fig. 2 is al sectional elevational view with parts broken away.

According to my inventive thought, provision is made so that the roll ofplaster, whether of the single or multiple unit type, is floated or freeto rotate with relation to the carton, whereby it is safeguarded againstdamage which, otherwise, would follow sharp blows or the imposition ofweight or pressure. In another aspect, the invention con templates theprovision of a cool dark environment to the end of preserving thephysical qualities of the plaster.

In the drawings, the numeral 5 represents generally a roll of plasterconsisting of separate plaster units of variable or graduated widthmounted on'a common axis. The latter is a hollow core 6 of ber or metal.It is shown as having Ventilating passages 7, which communicate with theclear through the open heads of the core Vfor free circulation of air.

The roll of plaster units is supported rela-A tively to the carton insuch way as to provide for full'clearance and adequate ventilation. Thispreferably is accomplished by the provision of` means of centering, orof rotation on its own aXis, ofthe plaster roll. For example, the heads9 have central apertures fitted with inverted spuds or thinibles l0designed to engage the respective ends of the core 6 and therebyconstitute centering devices yor journals for. the plaster roll. Undersuch construction, arrangement and assembly, the roll has clearance onall sides, and being free to rotate on its own axis is enabled to opposeyielding resistance to and thus withstand blows or forces whichordinarily would seriously damage the roll or its core. Adequateventilation is establisliedthrough the medium of the axial openings l1,provided. in the heads 9.

, Having described my invention, I claim: l. A package comprising a rollof plaster consisting of co-axially supported variable widths ofplaster, a hollow core constituting such support and having Ventilatingapertures throughout its length, and a packer carton comprising cartonsections having heads equipped with means adapted to penetrate the endsof the core to provide for rotary support of the roll.

2. A package comprising a roll of plaster consisting of co-aXiallysupported variable widths of plaster, a hollow core forming a A commonsupport lfor the plaster units and having veiitilating aperturesthroughout its length, a packer carton consisting of detachablesections, and heads for said sections having central inward depressionsforming bosses which penetrate the ends o the core and so float the rollWith relation to the cart0n, said bosses having passages for venting thecarton, substantially as described.

3. A package co1ii1-orisin3 a plurality of rolls of surgical adhesiveplaster, a-oraminous core constituting a coaxial support lor said rolls,a packer cartoncomprising headed telescopically litted tubular sections,and

tliimbles securedvrto the-heads and air'ording trunnion mountings forthe core whereby the latter is free to rotate'and to'y supportl theplaster rolls with clearance with relation to the carton, saidtliimloles adaptedI to supply air to the corefor Ventilating purposes. Y

4'. A package comprising'a roll oflsurgieal i 'i adhesive plaster, anopen vended lperforated core on which the plaster is rolled, and apacker carton' comprisig intertting mated carton sections having'clearance With respect to the roll and Whose heads are equipped Withdevices forfrotatabljy supportingvthe'core and forgad'mitting airtheretofor ventilati'ng'pur-` poses."" ,A

"In testimony whereof Iaiix ymy signature.

` 'ROBER'RKR HAYDEN.`

